Job 8:21
Whilst he would fill thy mouth with laughing and thy lips with shouting,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing.
In Context
20Behold, God will not cast off a perfect man, neither will he take evil-doers by the hand.
22They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame, and the tent of the wicked be no more.
Cross References
Genesis 21:6And Sarah said, God has made me laugh: all that hear will laugh with me.
Nehemiah 12:43And that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced: for God had made them rejoice with great joy; and also the women and the children rejoiced. And the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.
Psalms 32:11Rejoice in Jehovah, and be glad, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye upright in heart.
Psalms 100:1{A Psalm of thanksgiving.} Shout aloud unto Jehovah, all the earth!
Psalms 126:6He goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for scattering; he cometh again with rejoicing, bearing his sheaves.
Luke 6:21Blessed ye that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed ye that weep now, for ye shall laugh.
Matthew Henry on Job 8:21-22
20 Behold, God will not cast away a perfect man, neither will he help the evil doers: 21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thy lips with rejoicing. 22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. Bildad here, in the close of his discourse, sums up what he has to say in a few words, setting before Job life and death, the blessing and the curse, assuring him that as he was so he should fare, and therefore they might conclude that as he fared so… Read the whole commentary →